Record plunge in A-level grades leaves 60,000 teenagers scrambling for university places with 73,000 fewer A*s and As awarded compared to last year as those who got the grades they wanted celebrate

Tens of thousands of A-level pupils were desperately trying to find a university place last night following a record drop in grades.

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